What is the Least Common Multiple of 50636 and 50643?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 50636 and 50643 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50636 and 50643, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50636,50643) = 1
LCM(50636,50643) = ( 50636 × 50643) / 1
LCM(50636,50643) = 2564358948 / 1
LCM(50636,50643) = 2564358948

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50636 and 50643 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50636 and 50643. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50636 and 50643.

Prime Factorization of 50636

Prime Factorization of 50643

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50636 and 50643.

LCM(50636,50643) = 2² × 12659¹ × 3² × 17¹ × 331¹
LCM(50636,50643) = 2564358948